Stephen Kenny's beauty queen daughter hoping to score a win at Miss Ireland grand finale
Beauty queen Caoimhe, who works as a fashion buyer and beauty assistant takes to the stage tonight, where she will compete for the Miss Ireland title.
A native of Blackrock in County Louth Caoimhe will of course have her famous dad to help her stave off any last minute nerves. Caoimhe Kenny. Pic: Brian McEvoy
The raven haired stunner previously spoke about being the daughter of a sporting legend saying she credits her soccer star dad with instilling in her a sense of competition.
'I have a great relationship with my dad. I would call him a dad and a best friend, he couldn't be any more supportive. He himself is an incredibly driven man and I look up to that,' Caoimhe said previously. Stephen Kenny. Pic: Stephen Marken/Sportsfile
'I suppose maybe that's where I got a lot of my ambition and will power and determination so I look up to him and I know that he's extremely proud of me.' Caoimhe Kenny. Pic: Brian McEvoy
Caoimhe is the favourite going into tonight's nail-biting final but with the close knit Kenny clan will all be there to support her as she struts the Miss Ireland catwalk.
While she might have inherited her sense of ambition from her dad, it's her mum who is the rock of the family.
'My beautiful mum is the backbone of our family and a woman as well that I look up to,' Caoimhe said. Megan Maguire and Caoimhe Kenny.
Pic: Brian McEvoy
'She's taught me a lot of things in life, and for her to be here behind me, supporting me and she's always been that support that I can lean on, she's an incredible woman and so intelligent,' she continued.
Then there's her brother Eoin, who has followed in their father's footsteps into football, her sister, Neave, and brother, Fionn, who she describes as a talented musician and who she regularly joins on stage when she has free time. Sofia Labus (centre) who was crowned Miss Universe Ireland 2024 with first runner-up Caoimhe Kenny (left) and second runner-up Annie O'Dea (right). Pic: Brian McEvoy
So with the stage set and the leggy ladies vying to take the Waterford Crystal crown a new Miss Ireland reign is just hours away.
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